Nth bridge HS

New2me · Feb 1, 2003

I have ordered the 8rda+ to replace an early retired A7v333rev2 (my fault, was an excellent board).
Getting str8 to the point, does anyone here think the tall Nth bridge HS on the Asus would be better than the stock oval Epox sink on the Nvidia nthbridge? I'm fairly sure this Asus HS has been carried forward to the A7n8x but is it better than the Epox? If not, i'll just chuck the Asus HS on the sth bridge and leave the E-sink

. Tanks!

dazza05 · Feb 1, 2003

i put a thermaltake crystal orb on my nthbridge on me epox 8k5a2+, i was gonna get the zalman northbridge cooler but it didnt have a fan on it so u just got the crystal orb... the hs on the 8rda+ should be alright but if u wanna change it then do so

New2me · Feb 1, 2003

dazza05 said:
the hs on the 8rda+ should be alright but if u wanna change it then do so

Well i didn't want to change it for looks, more for the reason of HS performance. Seeing as the more expensive a7n8x is using this same HS, i thought it could be a little bit better then the standard Epox one.
The better HS will go on the nth bridge and weaker one will be on the sth bridge hence my question. Cheers!

New2me · Feb 2, 2003

dazza05 · Feb 3, 2003

New2me said:
The better HS will go on the nth bridge and weaker one will be on the sth bridge

yeah not a bad idea, will u be able to fit a hs on the sth bridge as its pretty close to the pci slots?

EluSiOn · Feb 3, 2003

yes check http://8rda.com/page2_3.htm

New2me · Feb 3, 2003

dazza05 said:
yeah not a bad idea, will u be able to fit a hs on the sth bridge as its pretty close to the pci slots?

EluSiOn said:
yes check http://8rda.com/page2_3.htm

I've managed to make a little bracket to clip on the asus HS for the stock 40mm AMD fan, should work a treat. Glad to see the the epox HS will fit the sth bridge without any modifications. Thanks!

NF2guy · Feb 4, 2003

FYI..... My NB heasink barely gets warm to the touch even at 200FSB speeds with 4,2,2,2 memory timings.

Im not changing it.

New2me · Feb 4, 2003

Have you cooled your sth bridge though? Did you apply thermal paste on your stock Epox sink? I know the guys with the a7n8x don't have a problem with their HS, most say it runs luke warm. Considering i'm only after around 200fsb max, i might just AS3 the epox sink and see how she goes.

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